In the post-Enron world, internal investigations of alleged wrongdoing have become critical to corporate governance. How a board and executive team manage the complex legal, regulatory and business issues surrounding an inquiry greatly determines the impact that any actual misconduct will have on the company and its brand.
One of trickier aspects of any internal investigation is dealing with the news media, which by doing their job present the company with what often seems like a classic “when did you stop beating your wife” situation. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
At a third-annual CLE International seminar on December 2 in Denver, I’ll offer several considerations in how – and how not – to handle news media attention during an investigation. The faculty also includes regional SEC director Randall Fons and prominent experts from Hogan & Hartson, including managing partner Tom Strickland, former Denver DA and gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter, former SEC regional director Dan Shea, and litigation group co-chair Edwin P. Aro, among others. (Note: Hogan & Hartson is one of my clients at GBSM.)
If you’d like to attend, click here for a full seminar brochure and a special discount rate of $350. That’s $45 off the regular tuition. If last year’s event and this year’s headlines are any indication, this will be a sold-out event.
